Example sentences of "[prep] a [noun sg] [adv] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rural areas do not display the same concentrations of poor housing and poor social conditions , and as a result very few HAAs or GIAs have been declared in them ( Kirby 1977 , ; Dunn et al . |
| 2 | As a result very few self governing trusts and fundholding general practices exist north of the border . |
| 3 | In addition , we became experts in a new and complex world where everything from the intricacies of a changing semantic of underground language to the knowledge that tetrahydrocannabinol ( THE ) was the active ingredient of cannabis separated us from our previous associations and took us into a world where few in the organization could begin to operate with comfort . |
| 4 | It is a cautionary tale for all women reading this widely covered case to appreciate what is the reality of the experience , even in a case where few are likely to believe the defendants ' accounts . |
| 5 | This can be viewed as a fairly powerful mechanism for exerting control over a number , if not all pupils , in a situation where few sanctions exist . |
| 6 | They became important in a world where few could write . |
| 7 | In a world where few computer companies have been good computer users , IBM 's increasing tendency to practise what it preaches has helped maintain its advantage . |
| 8 | A clearly-defined group frequency like ν ( CO ) , which gives bands in a region where few other fundamentals are likely to occur , can be very important in determining how many examples of the group occur in each molecule and the symmetry relationships between them . |
| 9 | Moreover , this is occurring at a time when few resources are available to enable them to deal with increased numbers . |